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..trepidation then you should go and visit a therapist. :)

• djur 4y ago
  One thing that is more inappropriate and offensive than using the word "fuck" is suggesting that someone is mentally ill because they're not comfortable doing so.
• jimkleiber 4y ago
  Such a comment annoys me, even if in jest. I feel glad that I pause to think about how my words may impact people based on their expectations. I'm not sure what you were trying to imply by "go and visit a therapist"—that I should not care at all about how others feel? Maybe you think I care too much about how they feel and too little about how I feel but I still said the word, more to share how I believe HN has an expectation of not using that word too often. EDIT: I also have my name attached to my words here and in most places on the internet, so I'm more mindful of how things said here can be read in other contexts where certain words are more taboo.
  • yourad_io 4y ago
    > Such a comment annoys me, even if in jest. Rightfully so. Feel free to disregard. Some people are very desensitized to sweating online, usually anonymously. Not wanting to doesn't merit psychiatric help.
    • jimkleiber 4y ago
      Also just realized part of it is the worry that I'll get downvoted with little to no knowledge of why, which is one thing that bothers me on HN. This "am I playing by the rules" uncertainty, which I even feel as I type this. Is this a meta-comment that breaks some HN rule? Doesn't have enough curiosity? All that to say there are often platform-specific norms about these things and I rarely see curse words on here. EDIT: Also, thank you for your words.